T.D. Jakes interviews Mellody Hobson

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Bishop T.D. Jakes interviews Co-CEO & President of Ariel Investments; Vice-Chair of Starbucks; Director at JPMorgan Chase, Mellody Hobson. As Co-CEO of Ariel Investments, Mellody is responsible for management, strategic planning, and growth for all areas of Ariel Investments outside of research and portfolio management. Additionally, she serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ariel Investment Trust—the company’s publicly traded mutual funds. Prior to being named Co-CEO, Mellody spent nearly two decades as the firm’s President. Outside of Ariel, Mellody is a nationally recognized voice on financial literacy. She has conducted extensive research on minority investing patterns and pens a column for Black Enterprise Magazine. Her leadership has also been invaluable to corporate boardrooms across the nation. She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Starbucks Corporation; a director of JPMorgan Chase; and a director of Quibi, a short-form video content company. She previously served as Chairman of the Board of DreamWorks Animation until the company’s sale and was also a long-standing board member of the Estée Lauder Companies. Mellody’s community outreach includes her role as Chairman of After School Matters, a Chicago non-profit that provides area teens with high-quality after school and summer programs. Additionally, she is vice-chair of World Business Chicago; co-chair of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art; and a board member of the George Lucas Education Foundation. She also serves on the board at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Mellody is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Rockefeller Foundation Board of Trustees, and serves on the executive committee of the Investment Company Institute. Mellody earned her AB from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of International Relations and Public Policy. In 2019, she was awarded the University’s highest honor, the Woodrow Wilson Award, presented annually to a Princeton graduate whose career embodies a commitment to national service. She has also received honorary doctorate degrees from Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, St. Mary’s College, and the University of Southern California. In 2015, Time Magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People” in the world. Throughout his life, T.D. Jakes has connected diverse communities across socio-economic divides. With the launch of the T.D. Jakes Foundation, Chairman Jakes is harnessing decades of resources and connections to prepare people for success in the 21st-century workforce, lift underserved populations and connect corporations to new, highly skilled pools of talent amid increasing global competition. The T.D. Jakes Foundation team is composed of successful business leaders who have worked tirelessly throughout their careers to create a culture of inclusion and expand access to opportunity. Find out more about the T.D. Jakes Foundation here: tdjfoundation.org Follow Bishop T.D. Jakes on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bishopjakes Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bishopjakes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bishopjakes Follow Mellody Hobson on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mellodyhobson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mellodyhobson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mellodyhobson/ Access sermons, conferences, and more exclusive content: TDJ OnDemand: http://ondemand.tdjakes.org Bishops Village: https://www.bishopsvillage.com #MellodyHobson #TDJakesFoundation